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JaMarcus Russell is only 25 years old. It's not necessarily over for him yet. But by all indications, his time in the NFL is over. The numbers to date: 18 TDs, 23 INTs, 25 fumbles, and one arrest for possession of codeine syrup without a valid prescription. The lumbering Russell often played like he was sipping on that "purple drank" during his pre-game rituals, making dazed decisions, uninspiring his teammates, and just generally seeming out of it. He earned a guaranteed $31.5 million of his rookie contract. And now, after the arrest, he is being treated by NFL teams like the radioactive son of Satan.